A report from the Minnesota Department of Health reveals the variation in hospital pricing.
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McKinsey gives us its perspective on trends in Medicare Advantage star ratings.
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The last in a long series about specialty drug trends, including a look forward.
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Part 3 of a review of the EMD Serono Specialty Drug Digest, focusing on utilization and network management.
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The latest edition of the EMD Serono is loaded with insights on specialty drug use and management.
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The National Business Group on Health gives us a few tidbits from their latest survey of large employers on their health plan intentions.
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An analysis in Health Affairs reviews trends in spending for persons eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
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A Commonwealth Fund post shows just how concentrated our provider and health plan markets have become.
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The Wall Street Journal explores why our health care costs so much and it is still all about price.
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The latest Altarum report on health spending reveals that prices are creeping upward.
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A new piece of research on the value of price comparison services finds they are rarely used.
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A study in Health Affairs details the ongoing consolidation of physician practices by hospital systems.
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A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research further supports the idea that malpractice fears and the defensive medicine that accompanies those fears, drive up health spending.
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NEJM carries an evaluation of Medicare's bundled payment project, which shows little impact on much of anything.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.